Arms Warrior PvP Useful Macros (Shadowlands / 9.0.2)
Macros are crucial to be successful in PvP. They allow players to use abilities on enemies without having to target them. This helps increase overall damage/healing and general awareness in the arena. Here are a few macros that all Arms Warriors can benefit from.
This page is part of our Arms Warrior PvP Guide.
Focus target Macro
- #showtooltip StormBolt
- /cast [@focus] StormBolt
Using this macro will use Storm Bolt on the target currently set as your focus.
This makes it easier to CC an non-kill target should it be necessary. Functional with any
other abilities such as
Disarm.
Cancelaura Macro
- #showtooltip Execute
- /cancelaura Bladestorm
- /cast Execute
Allows you to cancel buffs on you like Bladestorm to regain control of your character.
It is worth to keep a seperate bind purely to cancelaura buffs like
Blessing of Protection or
Blessing of Freedom so you can gain the benefit of the buff initially but then cancel it so prevent
it from being stolen with
Spellsteal.
Burst macro
- #showtooltip Colossus Smash
- /use Warbreaker
- /use Colossus Smash
- /use 13
- /use 14
Activates your trinket slots together with your Warbreaker. Ideal for when using trinkets like
Sinful Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity. Make sure you are not activating the slot that holds you
Sinful Gladiator's Medallion.
Shield Block
- #showtooltip Shield Block
- /equipset [noequipped:Off Hand] (Gearset name)
- /cast [equipped:Off Hand] Shield Block
Lets you switch to 1h + shield and casts Shield Block. You must define a gearset in the equipment
manager (default C) to get a reference for the macro to swap to. This requires and consumes a global
cooldown. You will likewise need a macro for switching back to your 2h weapon.
- #showtooltip Mortal Strike
- /cast [noequipped:Off Hand] Mortal Strike
- /equipset [equipped:Off Hand] (Gearset name)
Cursor macros
- #showtooltip Heroic Leap
- /cast [@cursor] Heroic Leap
Immediately casts Heroic Leap at your cursor. Works great for abilities like
Spear of Bastion as well.
Charge + Intervene + Hamstring
- #showtooltip Charge
- /cancelaura Bladestorm
- /cast [@mouseover, exists, help, nodead] Intervene
- /cast [exists, nodead, harm] Charge
- /cast Hamstring
This macro combines Charge,
Intervene and
Hamstring into the same button. This is possible,
because
Charge and
Intervene are off the global cooldown.
Intervene uses the @mouseover function
here, so you can mouseover either a friendly target or their party frame to override
Charge and instead cast
Intervene on them.
Changelog
- 27 Dec. 2020: Rewritten by Karanze for Shadowlands season 1
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
This guide has been written by Karanze, an experienced Gladiator Warrior player and Stormforged/trusted at the popular Warrior class discord Skyhold. You can watch his stream on Twitch.
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